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in Jim Henson's Labyrinth our heroine is offered a peach 🍑. From Hades pomegranate to Rossetti's The Goblin Market... Accepting food from the Fae will tie you to their world
And here my own version of "As the world falls down" ↘️🎵 https://t.co/1D3drtGPKf

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2022-09-06

Eyebright is used to treat almost all eye ailments. Lore tells how the linnet first used eyebright to clear the sight of its young, & then gave the knowledge to humans. A few drops on the eyelids will bring prophetic dreams in sleep & reveal that which is hidden.

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2022-09-05

- Celtic Balor & the Fomorians mean the powers of darkness, evil & death. Balor was the king of the Fomorians. Like the Cyclops, he had only one magical eye ("the evil eye,") & it was his greatest weapon. One glance from his eye could kill.
https://t.co/S6sue7bQpC

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2022-09-04

In Latin American folklore La Patasola is a predatory supernatural woman preying on males. She has only one foot or leg and appears to her victims as a beautiful woman often taking on the likeness of a victim’s loved one https://t.co/LcfTDjBs1h

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2022-09-04

- In Swedish folklore Skogsrå is the mistress of the forest. She appears like a woman from the front but seen from behind she often has a hollow back and a tail.
Those who are tempted to follow her into the forest are never seen again. https://t.co/Q6gYqvFZow

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2022-09-04

In donotsura is a headless whose strange face appears on its torso. Little is known about this creature but it featured on many yokai picture scrolls. It may be based on a play on words that translated as 'lowering a face.'

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2022-09-04

In there is a known as akateko that takes the form of a red, disembodied child's hand. It drops from the branches of Japanese honey locust trees to 'surprise' those below. Aside from the extreme creepiness of this yokai, it is believed...

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2022-09-04

Huldra is a seductive nymph in Norwegian folklore. In early lore she is often described as having a hollow back, but later (C19th onwards) depictions focus on her beauty. She is known for her long blonde hair, and a tail that falls off if she marries a man.

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2022-09-04

In olden times the ‘whispering’ leaves of the Aspen were believed to be imbibed with communicative powers. It was said that an aspen leaf placed beneath the tongue bestowed upon a person the gift of eloquence, or even the ability to speak multiple languages.

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2022-09-04

The Malaysian penanggalan looks like a woman by day, but at night detaches its head from its body & flies around with its spinal column & internal organs dangling while it hunts for prey. It uses its long tongue as a straw to drain humans to death.

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2022-09-04

The nasnas is the monstrous offspring of a human & a demon in Arab folklore. It's described as half a human: half a head, half a body, one arm, one leg, & sometimes a bat-like wing. But they're agile at hopping, & can beat a human to death with their one hand.

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2022-09-04

Hi everyone, hope you are having a great week so far! A reminder that this Sunday’s theme is:

THE BODY

Get those tweets on HEADS, SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES (and more!) ready for retweeting on the hashtag after 10:30 am BST

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2022-09-02

Thank you all for your wonderful tweets on thresholds & transitions. This is heading off into the new moon energy.

Next week’s theme is:
The BODY - so get those tweets on HEADS, SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES ready for retweeting after 10:30 am BST xx

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2022-08-29


In Greek myth the Horae are sisters who personify Spring, Summer & Autumn. As the days shorten, and green leaves turn to red and yellow. It is our cue that the dance of the Horae sees Summer prepare to hand the mantle of the changing seasons to her sister Autumn.

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2022-08-28

Changing Woman, the revered Navajo goddess, represents the earth's changing seasons, the life cycle, & the transitions in a girl/woman's life, such as menarche, weddings, & childbirth. She becomes an old woman every winter & a young woman again by spring.

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2022-08-28

Contrary to their frequent portrayal in modern fantasy, the house fairies of British folklore were not slaves. They would cook and clean for a human family because they wanted to. If the family was disrespectful, the fairy would punish them for the offense.

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2022-08-21



Pukwudgies are the oldest mythical creatures in North America. Stories of Pukwudgies originate from the Wampanoag people. The tribe believes they will become violent if they are disrespected, but are fine if they are left alone.

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2022-08-21

According to Eastern Slavic mythology, if millers appease Vodyanoy, the water spirit, it'll help them by bringing water to their mills during dry spells. If they offend Vodyanov, millers can cast bread and vodka into the stream to make amends 🐟

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2022-08-21

Shellycoat is a type of Brownie from Anglo-Scottish Borders folklore, that inhabits rivers and other water bodies. It's name, from the coat of shells it wears. It's relatively harmless unless humans trespass on it's territory


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2022-08-21